Charcot-Marie-Tooth

English

Etymology

Named for Jean-Martin Charcot, Pierre Marie, and Howard Henry Tooth.

Adjective

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (not comparable)

  1. Describes any of various genetic disorders whose primary symptom is peripheral neuropathy.
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy

Noun

Charcot-Marie-Tooth

  1. Any of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders.
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A

Synonyms
  • CMT (abbreviation)

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.